Japan: Nearly 1,00,000 residents ordered to evacuate after devastating earthquake

The Japan government said that as of Monday night it had ordered more than 97,000 people in nine prefectures on the western coast of Japan's main island Honshu to evacuate. Residents ordered to evacuate after a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan today and triggered tsunami in coastal areas of Japan. Over 21 earthquakes above 4.0 magnitude also hit the nation.